03/15/2004 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, March 15, 2004 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#10. #04-2993 CHRIS VALERIUS, 2377 SHADYWOOD ROAD, VARIANCES FOR A COFFEE SHOP—Continued) Mabusth moved and Smith seconded to table Application #04-2993, Chris Valerius, 2377 Shadywood Road, providing applicant additional time to work with the city engineer regarding drive-through aisle through the property, parking on the site and preliminary review with the building inspector about a fire suppression system, exterior materials, and building elevations. VOTE: Ayes: 7 Nays 0. 11. #04-2994 LANDFORM, STEVE JOHNSTON, REPRESENTING SWERVO DEVELOPMENT, 875 W. WAYZATA BLVD., COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (9:30-10:25 P.M.) The applicant, Steve Johnston, was present. Gaffron explained the property is located on the SW side of Highway 12,just south of the Luce Line Trail in the northeast quadrant of Orono. The property is bounded on the west by the new Highway 12 /Railroad corridor; on the east by existing Highway 12; on the south by the Summit Park Cemetery in Wayzata; and on the north by the Luce Line Trail (developed lots north of the Luce Line are in Long Lake). The property was vacant until 1987, at which time a day-care center was constructed. It has been operated until recently pursuant to the conditions of a Conditional Use Permit per Resolution No. 2075 dated 11-10-86. The day-care building is currently vacant. Orono property to the west and east is guided and zoned for single-family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. The property west across the railroad has been developed for low- density SFR uses for many years. The property across Highway 12 to the east contains a church building that has undergone a variety of tenants. The cemetery property to the south in Wayzata is guided for institutional uses and is zoned for Low Density Residential. Lots to the north of the Luce Line in Long Lake are guided for single family uses (R-1) with a minimum lot area of 10,000 s.f. and 75' width, i.e. SFR at 4 units per acre. However, the existing single-family lots abutting the north side of the Luce Line in this area range from 1/4 acre to 1-2/3 acres in area. The property is zoned RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential, which allows the development of single family homes at a density of 1 unit per 2 dry buildable acres. Other permitted uses in RR- 1B include municipal buildings, and public parks or playgrounds. Conditional uses allowed within RR-1B include public/private/parochial schools; nursery schools (day-care); churches; golf courses, country clubs, tennis clubs, camps, private parks/playgrounds; commercial greenhouses; private recreation areas of various types; Planned Residential Developments (PRD) limited to detached SFR at one-unit/two acres; apiaries; public stables or barns; riding academies; hospitals; and libraries. Page 29 of 48